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Philadelphia ; Cheilanthes lanosa, Camptosorus rhizophyllus, Woodsia obtitsa 

 and Cystopteris jragilis all in close proximity along the rocks at Stover Park ; 

 observing of 9 of the 13 genera of the Urticaceae including the rather rare 

 Parietaria pennsylvanica; finding of Scutellaria nervosa;" and Ranunculus 

 micranthus, Corydalis flavula, Festuca octo flora, etc., on the cliff that drops a 

 sheer 200-300 feet to the bed of the Tohickon. Leader, Louis Hand. Attend- 

 ance 7. 



June 10. Mt. Vernon, N. Y. The trip was rained out. Leader, Mrs. 

 Mary Holtzoff. 



June 11. Andover, N. J. Lichens, fungi, ferns, and higher plants were 

 studied, and several limestone outcroppings were examined. Leader, G. G. 

 Nearing. Attendance 4. 



June 17-18. Forked River, N. J. Our week-end afforded us examples of 

 all the typical pine barrens habitats except "the plains." Saturday afternoon was 

 devoted to aquatics of the shallow pond and plants of the adjacent cedar swamp. 

 In addition a considerable number of weeds were observed with comment about 

 introduction, persistence, etc. Sunday was devoted to bogs and the dry upland. 

 All of the more famous of the pine barrens species in flower at the time were 

 observed. A list of 2 Bryophytes, 11 Pteridophytes and 244 Phanerogams was 

 turned in to the field committee. Leader, H. K. Svenson. Attendance 14. 



June 24. Montefiore Hospital, N. Y. City. "The place is interesting 

 and my new flat (apartment) had some further attractions." Leader, Michael 

 Levine. Attendance 8. 



June 25. Berlin, N. J., offered a large station of Rhododendron maximum 

 in full bloom in the interior of a woods with large specimens of Betula lutea, 

 reminiscent of mountain tops some hundred miles northward. The actuality of 

 the coastal plain was brought out by the not remote occurrence of I tea virginica 

 and sour gum supporting mistletoe. A list of 13 Pteridophytes and 262 

 Phanerogams was prepared. Leader, Louis Hand. Attendance 3. 



July 1. Ward's Point, Staten Island. Some 15-20 years ago a develop- 

 ment was initiated here in what up to that time had been wilderness. The devel- 

 opment failed and the revegetation has brought in new species. "The following 

 seem worth recording : Tradcscantia virgimana L. is now common here and has 

 spread all over Tottenville in vacant lots and along roadsides. Euphorbia Cy- 

 parissias L. is well established in fields near the Point, Tragopogon pratensis L. 

 in waste ground near an abandoned house. A scarcely expected find was a colony 

 of Allionia nyctaginea Michx., native of the middle west and recorded as a rare 

 adventive in eastern states, apparently well established here. A sizable patch 



